Heroines in Children's Literature and Middle Grade Literature (52 books)

Kids books with heroines we loved. Can include children's literature and middle grade literature, BUT NOT young adult literature. There are plenty of lists for that. The line between middle grade and young adult is very fuzzy so this is flexible, but the target audience should be kids and young teenagers, not older teenagers or young adults.

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1	Matilda by Roald Dahl 4.33 avg rating — 1,091,571 ratings score: 398, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
2	Madeline by Ludwig Bemelmans 4.26 avg rating — 218,068 ratings score: 299, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
3	Tales of Virtuous Stepmothers by Georgina Warren (Goodreads Author) 4.67 avg rating — 64 ratings score: 200, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
4	Coraline by Neil Gaiman (Goodreads Author) 4.13 avg rating — 771,462 ratings score: 198, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
5	Serena Says by Tanita S. Davis (Goodreads Author) 3.94 avg rating — 316 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
5	The Dark Portal (The Deptford Mice, #1) by Robin Jarvis 3.83 avg rating — 2,624 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
5	Emmy and the Incredible Shrinking Rat (Emmy, #1) by Lynne Jonell (Goodreads Author) 3.88 avg rating — 6,961 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
8	Amelia Bedelia (Amelia Bedelia, #1) by Peggy Parish 4.19 avg rating — 92,099 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
8	Utterly Me, Clarice Bean by Lauren Child 4.02 avg rating — 4,137 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
8	Mariel of Redwall (Redwall, #4) by Brian Jacques really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 29,988 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
11	Dora Goes to School (Dora the Explorer, #8) by Leslie Valdes 3.65 avg rating — 397 ratings score: 98, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
11	The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (Chronicles of Narnia, #1) by C.S. Lewis 4.24 avg rating — 3,101,825 ratings score: 98, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
11	When Life Gives You Mangos by Kereen Getten (Goodreads Author) 3.94 avg rating — 3,490 ratings score: 98, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
11	Triss (Redwall, #15) by Brian Jacques 4.02 avg rating — 13,655 ratings score: 98, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
15	Moira's Birthday by Robert Munsch 3.97 avg rating — 1,215 ratings score: 97, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
15	The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett 4.17 avg rating — 1,278,716 ratings score: 97, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
15	Some Places More Than Others by Renée Watson 4.18 avg rating — 3,322 ratings score: 97, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
15	High Rhulain (Redwall, #18) by Brian Jacques 4.15 avg rating — 8,992 ratings score: 97, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
15	The Smuggler's Treasure (American Girl History Mysteries, #1) by Sarah Masters Buckey 3.99 avg rating — 1,781 ratings score: 97, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
20	Ribbon Rescue by Robert Munsch 3.98 avg rating — 579 ratings score: 96, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
20	The Worst Princess by Anna Kemp (Goodreads Author) 4.21 avg rating — 962 ratings score: 96, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
20	Judy Moody Saves the World! (Judy Moody #3) by Megan McDonald 4.06 avg rating — 8,394 ratings score: 96, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
20	The Night Flyers (American Girl History Mysteries, #3) by Elizabeth McDavid Jones 3.85 avg rating — 1,122 ratings score: 96, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
24	A Promise Is a Promise by Robert Munsch really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1,661 ratings score: 95, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
24	Tales from a Not-So-Fabulous Life (Dork Diaries, #1) by Rachel Renée Russell (Goodreads Author) 4.10 avg rating — 115,725 ratings score: 95, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
24	Hoofbeats of Danger (American Girl History Mysteries, #2) by Holly Hughes 3.88 avg rating — 1,113 ratings score: 95, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
27	Sailor Moon, Vol. 1 (Sailor Moon, #1) by Naoko Takeuchi 4.32 avg rating — 54,431 ratings score: 94, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
27	Shadows in the Glasshouse (American Girl History Mysteries, #10) by Megan McDonald 3.95 avg rating — 739 ratings score: 94, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
29	Hair Love by Matthew A. Cherry 4.58 avg rating — 9,760 ratings score: 93, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
29	Voices at Whisper Bend (American Girl History Mysteries, #4) by Katherine Ayres (Goodreads Author) 3.86 avg rating — 665 ratings score: 93, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
31	Sulwe by Lupita Nyong'o 4.66 avg rating — 11,135 ratings score: 92, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
31	Secrets on 26th Street (American Girl History Mysteries, #5) by Elizabeth McDavid Jones 3.92 avg rating — 741 ratings score: 92, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
33	Powerpuff Professor (Powerpuff Girls Chapter Book, #1) by Amy Keating Rogers 4.23 avg rating — 64 ratings score: 91, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
33	Mystery of the Dark Tower (American Girl History Mysteries, #6) by Evelyn Coleman 3.81 avg rating — 487 ratings score: 91, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
35	I Am Josephine: And I Am a Living Thing by Jan Thornhill (Goodreads Author) 3.81 avg rating — 150 ratings score: 90, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
35	Under Copp's Hill (American Girl History Mysteries, #8) by Katherine Ayres (Goodreads Author) 3.98 avg rating — 568 ratings score: 90, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
37	I Am Jazz by Jessica Herthel 4.12 avg rating — 3,357 ratings score: 89, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
37	Riddle of the Prairie Bride (American Girl History Mysteries, #12) by Kathryn Reiss (Goodreads Author) 3.87 avg rating — 675 ratings score: 89, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
39	Trouble at Fort La Pointe (American Girl History Mysteries, #7) by Kathleen Ernst (Goodreads Author) 3.92 avg rating — 637 ratings score: 88, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
40	The Strange Case of Baby H (American Girl History Mysteries, #18) by Kathryn Reiss (Goodreads Author) 3.91 avg rating — 553 ratings score: 87, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
41	Mystery on Skull Island (American Girl History Mysteries, #15) by Elizabeth McDavid Jones 3.94 avg rating — 384 ratings score: 86, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
42	Mystery at Chilkoot Pass (American Girl History Mysteries, #17) by Barbara Steiner 3.85 avg rating — 415 ratings score: 85, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
43	Watcher in the Piney Woods (American Girl History Mysteries, #9) by Elizabeth McDavid Jones 3.89 avg rating — 455 ratings score: 84, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
44	The Minstrel's Melody (American Girl History Mysteries, #11) by Eleanora E. Tate 3.74 avg rating — 404 ratings score: 83, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
45	Enemy in the Fort (American Girl History Mysteries, #13) by Sarah Masters Buckey 3.81 avg rating — 332 ratings score: 82, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
46	Whistler in the Dark (American Girl History Mysteries, #16) by Kathleen Ernst (Goodreads Author) 3.86 avg rating — 349 ratings score: 81, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
47	Circle of Fire (American Girl History Mysteries, #14) by Evelyn Coleman 3.93 avg rating — 349 ratings score: 80, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
48	Betrayal at Cross Creek (American Girl History Mysteries, #22) by Kathleen Ernst (Goodreads Author) 3.91 avg rating — 358 ratings score: 79, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
49	Gangsters at the Grand Atlantic (American Girl History Mysteries, #20) by Sarah Masters Buckey 4.10 avg rating — 311 ratings score: 78, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
50	Danger at the Wild West Show (American Girl History Mysteries, #19) by Alison Hart 3.98 avg rating — 249 ratings score: 77, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
51	Ghost Light on Graveyard Shoal (American Girl History Mysteries, #21) by Elizabeth McDavid Jones 3.85 avg rating — 254 ratings score: 76, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
52	Gina Farina and the Prince of Mintz by Nancy Patz 4.62 avg rating — 24 ratings score: 75, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars